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Three More Ships with Grain Depart Ukraine Ports Under UN Deal
The ships bound for Ireland, the UK, and Turkey follow the first grain shipment to pass through the Black Sea since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Radiotherapy Under the Falling Bombs: a Tale of Two Ukrainian Cancer Centers
An interview with the radiation oncologists in Mariupol and Kyiv on providing cancer treatment in wartime
Five Decades in the Making: Why It Took Congress So Long to Act on Climate
The U.S. Senate bill avoided the political pitfalls of past legislative attempts
We Can Fight Monkeypox Without Hysteria or Homophobia
Monkeypox is overwhelmingly diagnosed among gay men and their sexual networks
The U.S. Declared Victory Over Polio in 1979. Now, It's Here Again
How a polio case in the United States affects global eradication efforts
He Discovered the Origin of the Monkeypox Outbreak — and Tried to Warn the World
Five years ago, Dr. Dimie Ogoina saw perhaps the most important patient of his career
The Illegal Airstrips Bringing Toxic Mining to Brazil's Indigenous Land
The Times identified hundreds of airstrips that bring criminal mining operations to the most remote corners of the Amazon
Spain Reports Second Death from Monkeypox
Both deaths, in young men, are thought to be the first confirmed fatalities from the virus in Europe since the latest outbreak began
Monkeypox: Wealthy Countries Must Avoid Their COVID-19 Mistakes
Having ignored the disease for decades, high-income countries must share vaccines and treatments quickly with other nations
The WHO Declaration of Monkeypox as a Global Public Health Emergency
The declaration is warranted and must be followed by coordinated and equitable global action to contain this virus
Two HIV Patients Appear to Have Beaten Virus, Offering Hope for Cure
A 66-year-old man and a woman in her 70s who beat HIV will help researchers in search for cure for virus that causes AIDS
China's Zero-COVID Policy Drags on Vaccination Drive
Beijing's containment strategy is proving to be one of the biggest obstacles to ending hesitancy among the elderly